Monthly Archives: May 2011

Gryphon news, people and links – May 31

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Peter Gryphon

•  Upon hearing that the Coach’s Gala Dinner on June 11 may sell-out I purchased my tickets last week on-line. I look forward to what should be an exciting fundraising event featuring NFL GM Tom Dimitroff. I’ve seen the list of door … Continue reading →

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Profiles of two new recruits

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Peter Gryphon

I learned something new this week.  I’d known for a while that Coach Lang and his staff preferred to limit the size of the roster and the number of players at training camp to a managable size.  Ninety seemed to … Continue reading →

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Big time Burlington defensive end commits

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Peter Gryphon

Yesterday Gryphon Football announced the commitment of a long awaited recruit.  This highly sought after player starred for the Golden Horseshoe Allstars in their victory last month over the GTA Allstars.  He had a game high 3 sacks and even appeared in … Continue reading →

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London South teammates commit

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Peter Gryphon

The two newest recruiting additions from London are teammates at South Collegiate where they played with previously announced recruit Mike Ullerick.  South played in London’s Tier 1 league and won the B Div. Championship in 2010.  Guelph now has commitments … Continue reading →

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2012 Guelph Gryphon CFL Draft Prospects

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Justin Dunk

As many of the Gryphon faithful know, three players took part in the 2011 CIS East West Bowl game and week of testing held on the campus of  the University of Western Ontario in early May. The three Guelph representatives … Continue reading →

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Local All Stars join the Gryphons

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Peter Gryphon

Joining the Gryphons in their August training camp will be two Guelph high school all stars, one from each side of the ball.  While they were named to the All District 10 team at one position they both contributed to their teams … Continue reading →

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Veteran receiver will return

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Peter Gryphon

In Saturday’s post I confided I didn’t know if David Harrison was going to be returning for his 4th year of eligibility after missing the 2010 season following shoulder surgery.  So I thought it worthwhile to ask him the question … Continue reading →

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Catching up on the news

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Peter Gryphon

A very busy six weeks of work has hindered me from writing as much as I would have otherwise.  Here are some of the news stories I didn’t get to as quickly as I would have liked: WR Jedd Gardner was selected … Continue reading →

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East-West Bowl

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Peter Gryphon

The May 7th East-West Bowl game was played in front of a decent sized crowd at TD Waterhouse Stadium.  It was a nice day for football, quite warm when the sun was out.  It was also a good day for … Continue reading →

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Spring Wrap-up

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Peter Gryphon

The two words I heard most often to describe the spring camp – very positive.  The practices were reportedly very spirited and competitive.  Competitive enough that several fights broke out in the practice sessions.  Some negative news immediately prior to the start … Continue reading →

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